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Hebrew translation: (text at top) Sign up!
(text at bottom) The national voluntary loan for the security of the people
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1947
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Sale 2048 Lot 289
SHAMIR CHATOM! [RAISE MONEY FOR SECURITY.] 1948.
24x35 inches. Sheshon, Ramat Gan.
Condition A-: minor tears and creases in margins. Paper.
Brown and gray rifles are peeking out from a brown brick fortress under a blue sky; lettering in black, red and light brown. Printed very soon after the foundation of Israel, this is a very early call to help defend the fledgling state.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Top: Sign Up!
Bottom: The national “voluntary loan” for the national war for the security of the individual.
(Israelis were asked to buy Israeli government bonds during times of war to support the war effort)